This week’s special guest
is Lee
Bagshaw, a partner at Simmonds Stewart, a leading
boutique law firm providing corporate and commercial advice to
technology companies and investors in New Zealand, Australia and
across Southeast Asia. Lee is one of the most well-known
venture capital and tech lawyers advising start-ups and VC funds in
Southeast Asia. He has advised on over 300 financing and M&A
transactions in the region in the last few years and before that
worked in London for a global law firm. Lee has considerable
expertise on seed investments, series A, B and larger financing
rounds, and therefore has great insights on regional trends when
negotiating equity investment documents, convertible notes or
venture debt financings. Last year, Lee released an
interactive video
series on how to negotiate a series A term sheet in
Southeast Asia

In this podcast he shares his
perspectives from both sides of the table having advised startups
and VC funds in Southeast Asia. He also explains also
how Simmonds Stewart engages with the ecosystem through
content marketing, most recently with the release of
the map
of the funding terms, a tool to track typical investment terms
at different stages of a company’s life cycle in Southeast Asia,
and its free
online consult.

About the Podcast

Asia VC Cast explores the minds of the experienced venture capitalists and seasoned entrepreneurs to navigate the sophisticated but exciting world of venture capital. Daniel together with a special guest each week presents unique perspective and insights to startup investing & fund-raising across different countries in Asia.
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